about TK HOME DESIGN
background of principals
Todd Hallett, AIA, CAPS
President and Founder
“Exceptional talent in design”
“Nothing but a positive experience”
“Creative talent and real world building experience”
“A home we can be proud to pass on to future generations”
Exceptional talent is often the melding of innate gifts, seasoned by
experience, tempered by challenges, and bolstered by a spirit of
innovation. These attributes characterize Todd Hallett’s
professional journey which began at a drafting table when he was
just 19 under the tutelage of renowned architect Ron Mayotte of
Mayotte and Associates. At Mayotte, Todd’s skills and work ethic
were rewarded when at age 22 he became the only person in the
history of this prestigious firm, except Ron Mayotte, to take on
design duties.
The quest to more fully understand day-to-day residential
homebuilding operations, with the end goal of integrating that vital
knowledge into his future architectural designs, provided the
impetus in 1996 for Todd to become a member of the team at Delcor
Homes in Milford, Michigan. Todd’s construction solutions
contributed to the company becoming, in 1999, the first homebuilder
in the nation to achieve ISO 9000 certification. ISO certification
is a set of international standards of quality measurement and
assurance which result in higher quality at lower costs derived from
completing work correctly the first time it is done. Within 5 years,
Delcor was building 200 homes per year and nearing its goal of zero
defects per home. Todd, who through the years had been involved in
every aspect of this $50 million company, was named as its president
in 2002.
Upon the sale of Delcor, Todd and his wife, Katie, founded TK Design
& Architecture. Combining his exceptional design skills with his
residential building expertise, Todd offers customers a unique
melding of vision and practicality which results in award winning,
cost effective and truly livable homes. For a record seven
consecutive years, the homes he has designed have garnered the
Parade of Homes top award, the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Home, from
the Building Industry Association (BIA) of Southeastern Michigan.
His versatility has helped him capture BIA awards for Best Home
Design in the $600,000 Plus Price Range, as well as Best Home Under
$300,000.
The work he began at Delcor to drive defects out of the building
process led to his being honored at the 2008 International Builder
Show as one of 30 individuals under 40 years old who have had the
largest impact on the nation’s building industry in terms of
building systems. Todd continues to lead in this area, turning his
focus to green building, an outcome of a design process which
focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use, while reducing
a building’s impact on human health and the environment. In 2007,
Todd received the Green Build Award from the BIA.
Todd’s expertise is not limited to new construction. He is also
experienced in all aspects of home remodeling. He is a featured
author for the quarterly “Ask the Expert” column in Women’s Day
Remodeling & Makeovers magazine. In addition, Todd has designed
commercial and multi-family projects throughout the U.S., including
his most recent work on the Spa and Wellness Center at The Villages
at Tullymoor in Stanwood, Michigan.
Todd holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Lawrence
Technological University in Southfield, Michigan and is a
Certified-Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) by the National
Association of Home Builders. He is a member of the American
Institute of Architects (AIA), the Building Industry Association of
Southeastern Michigan, the Michigan Association of Home Builders and
the National Association of Home Builders.
While awards and accolades are valued, on a professional level Todd
derives ultimate satisfaction from nurturing a business built almost
exclusively on referrals from previous clients. On a personal level,
Todd counts his greatest achievements as his marriage to wife,
Katie, and the nurturing of the couple’s four children.
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Note: Additional awards and recognition are detailed on the
Honors section
of this website.
Katie
Hallett
Founder and Vice President
Katie Hallett knows homes. More importantly, Katie knows homebuyers
− not only what they regard as aesthetically pleasing and functional
in a home’s design, but also what transforms a client’s dream into a
dream home. As the daughter of a builder, Katie literally grew up on
construction job sites. Upon graduation with a degree in English
from Michigan State University in 1987, Katie spent 10 years
developing her sales and marketing prowess for several prominent
building companies in the metropolitan Detroit area.
Joining Delcor Homes in Milford, Michigan, in 1999 as Vice President
of Sales and Marketing, Katie led the sales team which managed
customer relationships with over 5,000 prospects and 200+ families
who purchased the company’s homes each year. Katie and her team
managed the entire purchase process for clients, from site
selection, to interior selections, to new home orientations. Katie
also managed the marketing of each new Delcor community in
southeastern Michigan, as well as the company’s promotion of its
achievement as the first ISO certified home builder in the nation.
Katie holds a State of Michigan Real Estate Brokers license and has
served on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Council of
REALTORS®, Birmingham-Bloomfield chapter. She is has also served on
the Board of Directors of the Home Builders Association of
Livingston County in Brighton, Michigan, and is a member of the
Building Industry Association (BIA) of Southeastern Michigan, the
Michigan Association of Home Builders, and the National Association
of Home Builders.
Katie is very active in the BIA, seeing her various leadership roles
as opportunities to keep current with industry trends and share her
own talents and knowledge with others. She has served on the
Executive Board of the Sales and Marketing Council of the BIA for
the past 10 years and has chaired the Council’s annual Sales &
Marketing awards numerous times. She is the President of the
Professional Women in Buildng Council of BIA and participates, with
her husband and partner Todd, in the Council’s charity endeavors,
most notably their annual Toys for Tots Drive and Habitat for
Humanity projects. In 2009, she led efforts to organize the BIA’s
construction of a Habitat for Humanity home done exclusively by
women builders and women members. Katie was recently honored as the
Associate of the Year by the BIA and was also elected onto their
Board of Directors. As the mother of four active children, Katie is
particularly cognizant of the role a comfortable and functional home
environment plays in creating a haven for all family members,
especially children, to grow and prosper.